Insurgent Learning
2024
organised by Sonic Acts & Salwa Foundationled by Marshall Trammell & Ghenwa noiré
Throughout this workshop led by Marshall Trammell and Ghenwa noiré, together with the other participants, we explored personal archives of migration, uncovering histories from the Levant and postcolonial North Africa.
Reflecting on the impacts of surveillance and border control, we shaped a non-extractive, community-led practice, reimagining improvisation as powerful tool for resilience.
Technical Aspects :
•Visual Scores - based on the research & personal stories shared, as a way of exploring the concept of code switching, we went to a metal warehouse, and together we created shapes on wooden pieces.
sound Installation - following an email thread, each of us added a sentence or two to a sentence weʼd receive via email, which resulted in a 3 pages long piece.
At SingelKerk, we recorded the words, then a sound engineer made a few recordings of the recordings in the space - until the piece was completely muffled. It was played as part of the performance.
•Live-performance - using the visual scores, each of us chose an instrument to bring and through active listening, cues from the audience, bodily expressions, we improvised and performed